Everything Fastpitch - The Podcast

The coaches give advice on conducting an end of the season meeting with your players. To keep on developing your team, it is a must to properly and honestly communicate with each individual player. Support the show

This weeks lineup: Warmup Segment Listener Question: Are winter camps a good investment? (@6:44) Paige's Power Play (@11:26) Players often  think that hits are the only measure of success. We need to help them understand that their job is to hit the ball hard. They can't control where the defense is playing and if they continue to hit the ball hard the hits will come. (@15:11) Asking you...

An outfielder catching a deep hit ball at the fence can be a great play. It also is tough because of the danger of the fence. Teaching them how to handle the fence and make the play takes a lot of practice and practice with communication coming from a partner outfielder. Drills and techniques are discussed to help the coach develop practice plans. Support the show

This Weeks Lineup: Warmup Segment Listener Question: Is there one thing that my team can work on that will get results in a short period? (@7:57) Paige's Power Play (@11:14) Weight Training is necessary but only if it is done correctly. (@15:20) 7 simple habits that make better players (@28:51) A patron gave us a tip on using a device that has been around for centuries that can help our playe...

The quickest way to be get from point A to point B is not always a straight line. Anytime that we know we are only going one base, we want a straight line. If we are anticipating taking multiple bases our bodies cannot maintain speed and make a left turn so we have to round the corners . And it is better to round early rather than round late.  The coaches discuss the difference between the shortes...

This weeks lineup: Warmup Segment Listener Question: Why is covering steals different between baseball and softball?(@7:55) Paige's Power Play (@12:58) Coach Tory has some questions and he gets answers from Jeff our umpiring friend. (@16:46) Coach Don has a list of questions that should be asked in the recruiting process that are discussed. (32:05) Everything is better when the pitchers attac...

Field conditions and the facility come into play during a game. If your team is aware of these things and know what impact they have on their play it can be to their advantage. All fields are not created equal. Field preparation is different and sometimes is used to an advantage of one team. The coaches discuss how to make your players aware of the different things that they have to take into acco...

This Weeks Lineup: Warmup Segment Listener Question: Coach demands players be on time, but coach isn't ready on time. What can we do? (@9:29) Paige's Power Play (@16:57) Speed isn't everything when it comes to pitching. (@23:56) Negativity is spoiling the game and is not making the negative person feel any better. (@34:32) A young coach is having trouble getting her pitchers to perf...

You have a batting cage available or have rented one for batting practice. We prefer the term that you are going to practice hitting not just batting. We see a big percentage of the available time wasted by non-hitting activities. In this episode we give you some do's and don't to maximize the time and get the most number of swings in. Support the show

This Weeks Lineup Warmup Segment: Listener Question:  Our team decided to add paid coaches. We weren't told about this. What do you think? (@8:03) Paige's Power Play (@14:43) List of Questions about Coach Pitch (@19:59) List of Questions about 10U (@47:06) Coaching Superstitions (@58:31) Support the show

Unfortunately most games that are played have a time limit. In those games there is a lot of time wasted, that if eliminated, would result in the players getting a lot more playing time.  Too much money is being spent on softball teams not to optimize the amount of time in a game to play more innings. Coaches, streamline your game procedures to get rid of non-playing time. If you are playing in a...

This Weeks Lineup: Warmup Segment Listener Question:  My daughter hits well in the cage in practice and in the cages, but struggles in a game.(@9:47) Paige's Power Play (@16:23) Be realistic in your expectations of training.(@18:40) Old School vs New School Coaching Styles (@32:30) There are drastic differences between the levels of talent on a team. How do you coach and set up practices to d...

To teach the skills of playing which include fielding, throwing, batting, bunting, etc we can't just teach the major skills. We have to break it down to all of the little skills that make up the big skill. For example, fielding starts with getting the glove open. We have to get our body in the correct position. We can't just go hit ground balls and expect the player to figure it out. We...

This Weeks Lineup: Warmup Segment Listener Question: How many players generally switch positions when they go to college? (@11:40) Paige's Power Play (@18:44) Various topics to bring everyone up to date. (@23:33) Someone posts a question on Facebook, probably 75% of responses were negative. (@36:37) Kids don't learn from people they don't like. (@45:48) Support the show

Your team is allowing too many runs. What is the cause? First you have to analyze what part of being a good defensive team is going wrong. It could be a skill issue, focus issue, softball IQ, etc. Then develop a practice plan to address the problems. Don't forget that depending upon your mix of players, it could be multiple issues. Support the show

This Weeks Lineup: Warmup Segment Listener Question: Should players learn multiple positions? (@12:20) Paige's Power Play (@20:38) Rule Changes Updates (@25:08) Players getting involved in the community in times of need. (@42:30) Coaches should have at least basic pitching knowledge. (@50:02) Support the show

Every team experiences this at some point. A top player goes down. How you handle this as a coach with the team is extremely important. You don't have a team "pity party", you reorganize your lineup and coach the rest of the players up and get each one to contribute a little more. You can't replace that player with one player but you can replace them with what many players can...

This weeks lineup: Warmup Segment Listener Question: How do you handle the post game meeting when you lose? (@11:15) Paige's Power Play (@20:28) Interview with Billy Cooper who just had a great experience with his daughter. (@24:11) Listener Question: I am coaching very young players. How do I judge my expectations for them? (@40:49) Players are being over coached in games and it needs to sto...

Coach Tory says is we want to play amazing we have to practice amazing. Special plays don't just happen in a game. Amazing players are out there trying to make the impossible play in practice so that it could happen in a game. Support the show

This weeks lineup: Warmup Segment Listener Question: How do you know which bats are legit? (@09:13) Help for beginning coaches. Coach Tory just did a coaches clinic and several things came out that he wants to pass on. (@17:13) Coach Dan has several parents on his team that feels like their daughters are just not trying hard enough. (@42:12) A skill that is not being practice nearly enough. That i...

We need to evaluate our level of play in a game and place the winning and losing in its proper perspective. The coaches discuss the possible outcomes of a game and help you understand what you need to look at beside the score board. Support the show

This weeks lineup: Warmup Segment Listener Question:  Is there a shortage of pitchers? Every team posting tryouts is looking for pitchers. (@09:47) Big changes in the world of college athletics. (@17:20) Keeping your field nice and whose job is it. (@39:26) Value of live pitching versus coach pitching. (@54:39) Support the show

The cornerstone of the game is the ability to throw and catch. One of the mistakes we make is playing catch or having a coach play a position and use our range and size to give the player a false sense of accomplishment. To get more accurate throws, adults need to reduce their size and ability to more represent players the size and ability of those we are training. We discuss some methods to accom...

This weeks lineup: Warmup Segment: Listener Question: My daughter is moving up to the 12" ball. Does she need a different glove? (@10:12) Paige's Power Play (@15:47) Now that kids are going back to school, this is a good time to make an assessment of your past year and where you need to make improvements. Then make a plan for  development in the coming year. (@21:41) Keep the "fun&q...

The greatest challenge for hitters is pitch recognition. What better way for them to gain experience than spending time catching pitchers. They should be able to work up to being able to catch without knowing what pitch is coming. Listen to our thoughts on how to incorporate this into your practice routine. Support the show